Tag: Electra complex

Quite possibly more than any other piece of pop culture, musically speaking, Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach” speaks to just how intense and often contentious the father-daughter relationship can be. Based on an actual conversation between a group of high school girls that songwriter Brian Elliot heard outside his studio in …

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For as written off as James Foley’s Fear tends to be when it comes to being seen as something more than a teen trash psychological thriller, its homage to most of the great Greek tragedies provides it with a strong backbone for being taken seriously. Centered around the sexual coming of …

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Just like a man and his mother, the relationship between a woman and her father can be quite complicated and, at times, very creepy. In honor of Father’s Day, here are the most blatant examples of fucked up father-daughter relationships in pop culture. John Voight and Angelina Jolie: Angelina Jolie’s …

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For those with a somewhat less warm and fuzzy view of Father’s Day, delve deeper into the psychosis of what it truly means to love your dad. Below, we explore some of the most prominent examples of the Electra complex in literature and poetry. Whether this pertains to unwanted sexual …